§ Mr.Leeasked the Secretary of State for Trade what is the value of goods exported to date in the current year from the United Kingdom to Uganda; and 208W what have been the six principal items by value featuring in these exports.
§ Mr.MeacherThe value of goods exported to Uganda in the period January to May 1978 was £8 million f.o.b. The six principal types of goods exported in the first four months of this year were:
Value £'000 Parts and accessories n.e.s. of motor vehicles and tractors (other than bodies, cabs and chassis fitted with engines) 498 Passenger motor cars 412 Live cattle 279 Household linen, curtains, and other textile furnishings (not knitted or crocheted) 257 Medicaments (including veterinary medicaments) 233 Hand tools of a kind used mainly in agriculture, horticulture or forestry 175 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics (SITC) (Rev 2) Sub-groups 784.9, 781.0, 001.1, 658.4, 541.7 and 695.1 respectively.